Man, 21, charged with murder in February death of Reseda girlfriend 20 years his senior

by Don Frances

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A 21-year-old man was charged with murder today in connection with the February death of his 41-year-old girlfriend in Reseda, the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office announced.

According to prosecutors, James Howard Jr. used a “sharp instrument” to kill Sharilit Matthews on Feb. 2. After that date Matthews’ friends and family were unable to reach her for about a week, and finally alerted police. Officers discovered the woman’s body in the bed of her Reseda apartment, according to wire reports.